Rabbit Maranville
[edit] Biography
Rabbit Maranville (Walter James Vincent Maranville) was born on November 11, 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1912 for the Boston Braves. In 1913, his rookie year, he hit .247 with 2 home runs and 48 RBI. Maranville played for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Robins and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 23 year career.
Most people believe that Rabbit Maranville's best season was 1922, when he hit for a .295 average and knocked in 63 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1912
| BOS
| N
| 26
| 86
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 8
| .209
| .292
| .233
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 14
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| BOS
| N
| 143
| 571
| 68
| 141
| 2
| 48
| .247
| .330
| .308
| 13
| 8
| 68
| 62
| 3
| 17
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| BOS
| N
| 156
| 586
| 74
| 144
| 4
| 78
| .246
| .306
| .326
| 23
| 6
| 45
| 56
| 6
| 27
| 28
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| BOS
| N
| 149
| 509
| 51
| 124
| 2
| 43
| .244
| .308
| .324
| 23
| 6
| 45
| 65
| 2
| 23
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| BOS
| N
| 155
| 604
| 79
| 142
| 4
| 38
| .235
| .296
| .325
| 16
| 13
| 50
| 69
| 2
| 24
| 32
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| BOS
| N
| 142
| 561
| 69
| 146
| 3
| 43
| .260
| .312
| .357
| 19
| 13
| 40
| 47
| 2
| 10
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| BOS
| N
| 11
| 38
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 3
| .316
| .381
| .368
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| BOS
| N
| 131
| 480
| 44
| 128
| 5
| 43
| .267
| .319
| .377
| 18
| 10
| 36
| 23
| 1
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| BOS
| N
| 134
| 493
| 48
| 131
| 1
| 43
| .266
| .305
| .371
| 19
| 15
| 28
| 24
| 0
| 13
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| PIT
| N
| 153
| 612
| 90
| 180
| 1
| 70
| .294
| .347
| .379
| 25
| 12
| 47
| 38
| 3
| 23
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| PIT
| N
| 155
| 672
| 115
| 198
| 0
| 63
| .295
| .355
| .378
| 26
| 15
| 61
| 43
| 2
| 12
| 24
| 0
| 8
|
| 1923
| PIT
| N
| 141
| 581
| 78
| 161
| 1
| 41
| .277
| .327
| .346
| 19
| 9
| 42
| 34
| 1
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| PIT
| N
| 152
| 594
| 62
| 158
| 2
| 71
| .266
| .307
| .399
| 33
| 20
| 35
| 53
| 0
| 11
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| CHI
| N
| 75
| 266
| 37
| 62
| 0
| 23
| .233
| .308
| .293
| 10
| 3
| 29
| 20
| 0
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| BRO
| N
| 78
| 234
| 32
| 55
| 0
| 24
| .235
| .312
| .312
| 8
| 5
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| STL
| N
| 9
| 29
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .241
| .290
| .276
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| STL
| N
| 112
| 366
| 40
| 88
| 1
| 34
| .240
| .310
| .342
| 14
| 10
| 36
| 27
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| BOS
| N
| 146
| 560
| 87
| 159
| 0
| 55
| .284
| .344
| .366
| 26
| 10
| 47
| 33
| 4
| 23
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| BOS
| N
| 142
| 558
| 85
| 157
| 2
| 43
| .281
| .344
| .367
| 26
| 8
| 48
| 23
| 5
| 17
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| BOS
| N
| 145
| 562
| 69
| 146
| 0
| 33
| .260
| .329
| .317
| 22
| 5
| 56
| 34
| 2
| 16
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| BOS
| N
| 149
| 571
| 67
| 134
| 0
| 37
| .235
| .295
| .284
| 20
| 4
| 46
| 28
| 3
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| BOS
| N
| 143
| 478
| 46
| 104
| 0
| 38
| .218
| .274
| .266
| 15
| 4
| 36
| 34
| 1
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 17
|
| 1935
| BOS
| N
| 23
| 67
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 5
| .149
| .186
| .179
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 2670
| 10078
| 1255
| 2605
| 28
| 884
| .258
| .318
| .340
| 380
| 177
| 839
| 756
| 39
| 300
| 291
| 0
| 29
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1912
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 97
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1913
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 317
| 475
| 43
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1914
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 156
| 0
| 0
| 407
| 574
| 65
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1915
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 391
| 486
| 55
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1916
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 386
| 515
| 50
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1917
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 341
| 474
| 46
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1918
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 34
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1919
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 361
| 488
| 53
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1920
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 354
| 462
| 45
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1921
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 153
| 153
| 0
| 325
| 529
| 34
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1922
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 140
| 140
| 1245.2
| 359
| 453
| 33
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1922
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 16
| 15
| 122.1
| 60
| 59
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1923
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 332
| 505
| 30
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1924
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 152
| 0
| 0
| 365
| 568
| 26
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1925
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 162
| 261
| 20
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1926
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 54
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1926
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 138
| 192
| 18
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1927
| STL
| N
| SS
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 34
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1928
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1928
| STL
| N
| SS
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 236
| 362
| 19
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1929
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 319
| 536
| 35
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1929
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1930
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 343
| 445
| 29
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1930
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1931
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 21
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1931
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 271
| 432
| 38
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1932
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 402
| 473
| 22
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1933
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 362
| 384
| 22
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1935
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 46
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 2155
| 293
| 1245.2
| 5139
| 7354
| 631
| 1183
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 511
| 15
| 122.1
| 1268
| 1608
| 80
| 311
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by New Bedford (New England) to Boston Braves for $1000 (June 25, 1912).
- Traded by Boston Braves to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Billy Southworth, Fred Nicholson, Walter Barbare and $15000 (January 23, 1921).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Charlie Grimm and Wilbur Cooper to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Vic Aldridge, George Grantham and Al Niehaus (October 27, 1924).
- Claimed on waivers by Brooklyn Robins from Chicago Cubs (November 9, 1925).
- Released by Brooklyn Robins (August 21, 1926).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (November 23, 1926).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Boston Braves with George Harper (December 8, 1928).
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